The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-18
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Board met March 8, 1887.

Board met Marcn y, 1881.
Present Commissioners Lee, Diamond,
Hannay, DietZ and Jones.
Petition of q. III. Phelps and 200 9TH
ers for bridge across the Maple river
in section Is, in the town of Napoleon,
was received and ordered placed on file.
Auctioneer licenses were ordered to be
issued to the following named persons:
w. Ii. Cole, George Kieffe, Thos. +.
Evans and George III. Phelps. They
have filed approved bonds.
Bond of the Mankato National Bank
with ID. Buck, q. 7. Barr, F. Kron, G.
Lulsdorff, j. A. Lewis, L. Patterson, Y.
G. Harrington and g.. M. Palmer as
sureties was approved.
On motion Board adjourned to March
10th, 1887,
March 10th, 1887. Board met at ga.
IN. All members present.
On motion the salary of A. G. Smith,
physician for first district, was raised to
$75 per annum to commence March LIST,
1887.
Petition of Michael Lemlezeder to set
off the southeast quarter Of section g.,
town los, range %, from school district
AZ to school district 81, was granted.
the formation of a new school district to
comprise the following territory, viz:
East one-half of section IL, east one-half
of section 43, and east one-half of south
west quarter of section Ii, all in town
log, range 20, and also sections 7, 8, II
and Is, in town LOG, range 20, was re-
ceived and notices were ordered posted
and hearing set for May 4, 1887.
Petition of III. G. Thompson and 9TH
ers for the vacation of road in section
| IL, Ceresco, was received and Commits
sioners Hannay, Diamond and Lee were
appointed a committee to view said road
to meet at the house of H. G. Thompson
on April 2Sth, 1887.
Petition of James Sharp and others for
laying out a road in the towns of LIE Ray
and Mcpherson was received, and Com
missioners Diamond, Jones and Hannay
were appointed a committee to view
route proposed for road. to meet at the
house of M. j. Ryan on April 20, 1887.
Petition of M. ]. Bowe and others for
change of road i'm the towns of Decoria
and Mankato was rejected.
On motion Board adjourned to March
18th, 1887.
March 18th, 1887. Board met 1T 9 a.
m. All present.
On motion ordered that the County
Attorney be allowed 500 for office rent
for the year 1887.
On motion Commissioner Diamond was
appointed committee on the work being
done on culvert near O'Connor's, in the
town of Mcpherson, with authority to
pay contractor $50 on account ifthe work
done is satisfactory to him.
On motion Commissioners Lee and
Dietz were appointed a committee to
examine bridge near Cary's in the town
of Danville and cause the necessary re-
pairs to be made.
Commissioner Hannay, appointed at
the January meeting as a committee to
to examine the road proposed 10 be laid
on the west line ofthe south east quarter
of section l, town 107, range q, by the
town of Rapidan, reported that he ex-
amined said road and recommended that
the right of way be granted and that no
appropriation be made for building said
road. On motion the report was adopt
ed and right of way granted.
Bond of Stephen Thorne as clerk of
District Court with l.. A. Pratt, P. A.
Larson and c. E. Davis as sureties was
Bond of S. M. Marston as overseer of
poor farm with ID. M. Marston as surety
was approved.
Petition of J. R. Anderegg for appoint
ment OF viewer in proposed public ditch
III IiiC OOWIlb VI VtldlhdtO anu lLiIllc WdB
laid over to May meeting.
Application of Henry Lockman for re-
funding of personal tax for 1886, in the
city of Mankato, was ordered sent to
State Auditor.
Applications of the Empire Lumber
Co., Laird, Norton & Co., Youmans Bros.
q Hodgins, for refunding of personal
property tax for 1886, in the city of
MankatO, was laid over to the next
meeting.
On motion Commissioner Lee was APP
pointed committee to urge the city
council to take measures for constructing
sewer to the court house square.
On motion ordered that the following
newspapers be allowed the sums oppo-
site their names for publishing the pro-
ceedings of the county board for the year
1887. Lake Crystal Union, $40; Public
Spirit, $40; Beobachter, $25; Review, $45;
FREE PRESS, $45, Register, $45.